Body width5 hundredths m
500 millionthsCity block lengths
1.11Matchsticks
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Human Lumbar Vertebra
The largest movable vertebra in your spine/The Human Body
The five lumbar vertebrae (L1 through L5) are the largest and strongest vertebrae in the spinal column. They bear the majority of the body's weight above the pelvis. Each vertebra has a thick body, short spinous process, and broad transverse processes.
Measurements
Body depth (anterior-posterior)3.5 hundredths m
43.8 billionthsFlorida lengths
1.17Olive lengths
6.4 thousandthsGiraffes
Body height2.8 hundredths m
1.9 tenthsBird nest diameters
6.4 tenthsWine cork lengths
8.5 thousandthsHammock lengths
Total width (with transverse processes)9 hundredths m
9 tenthsDonut diameters
270 millionthsAircraft carrier lengths
7.5Aspirin tablets
Mass (approximate)3.5 hundredths kg
297 millionthsDwayne The Rock Johnson weights
117 trillionthsSupertanker loads
564,516Eyelashes